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Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
1
Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe
American musician
2
J. D. Parran
J. D. Parran
American musician
3
Tim Berne
Tim Berne
American jazz saxophonist
4
Baikida Carroll
Baikida Carroll
American musician
5
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul
American drummer
6
Hank Roberts
Hank Roberts
American cellist
7
Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz
American musician
8
George Lewis
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
9
John Purcell
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
10
Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
11
Don Byron
Don Byron
American musician
12
Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
13
Ronnie Burrage
Ronnie Burrage
American musician
14
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
Charles "Bobo" Shaw
American musician
15
Jerome Harris
Jerome Harris
American jazz musician
16
Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
17
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
18
Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich
American musician
19
Ronald Shannon Jackson
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American drummer
20
Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
21
Pheeroan akLaff
Pheeroan akLaff
American jazz drummer
22
Michael Gregory
Michael Gregory
American jazz, blues and rock musician
23
Guy Klucevsek
Guy Klucevsek
American musician
24
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
25
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser
American musician
26
Vinny Golia
Vinny Golia
American musician
27
Craig S. Harris
Craig S. Harris
American musician
28
Abdul Wadud
Abdul Wadud
musician
29
Kenny Wollesen
Kenny Wollesen
American musician
30
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Cyrille
American avant-garde jazz drummer
31
Curtis Fowlkes
Curtis Fowlkes
American musician
32
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
33
Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
34
Douglas Ewart
Douglas Ewart
American musician
35
Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer
36
Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
37
Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
38
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
39
Eyvind Kang
Eyvind Kang
American musician
40
John Lindberg
John Lindberg
American musician
41
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
42
James Carter
James Carter
American musician
43
John Stubblefield
John Stubblefield
American musician
44
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
45
Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens
German musician
46
Don Moye
Don Moye
American percussionist
47
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
48
Kermit Driscoll
Kermit Driscoll
American musician
49
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
50
Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman
American jazz violinist and composer
51
Thurman Barker
Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
52
Jim Black
Jim Black
American jazz drummer
53
John Tchicai
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist
54
Olu Dara
Olu Dara
American musician
55
Chris Speed
Chris Speed
American musician
56
Sérgio Assad
Sérgio Assad
Brazilian composer, guitarist
57
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte
American drummer
58
Evan Parker
Evan Parker
English saxophonist
59
Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald
German free jazz double bassist and tubist
60
Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
French double bassist, vocalist and composer
Julius Hemphill
American saxophonist

Julius Hemphill

Intro
American saxophonist
Record Labels
Awards Received
Bessie Award

Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute.